Comfibre SpaID Nr. 4S-100087e-report version 3.0
Comfibre S.p.A. was founded in Prato in 1974 and since then it has been a leading company in the trade of raw materials, fibers and yarns used in the textile industry.
It is provided with a warehouse of 700 sqm located in the textile district in Prato that, for decades, has been considered the main centre for this economic sector in Europe
and one of the most relevant industrial hubs in the world. Besides Prato has always been a major reference point for most significant fashion brands.
Thanks to its decades of experience, Comfibre S.p.A. can promptly satisfy the most varied market needs. In fact in its warehouses you can find a variety of products
that ranges from wool to any types of staples up to the most current raw and coloured yarns in different types of compositions with a stock service of about a hundred colours
and also to the elastomer family. Comfibre’s mission is to ensure customers’ whole satisfaction through a constant research of quality and sustainability of raw materials,
a wide range of products and colours in stock service and a prompt delivery.
4SUSTAINABILITY® COMMITMENT
Growth and sustainability are the factors for which we want to stand out, founding our strategy on the belief that ethical approach should characterize our business model. We firmly believe there cannot be a long-term economic development without a social and environmental development.
Inspired to and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda (SDGs), we’re committed to contributing to the generation of global positive change, assuming a clear environmental and social responsibility.
We do it concretely by joining the 4sustainability® roadmap, making the values and action programs it embodies our own, committing ourselves to starting a virtuous change journey in our business model, through one or more initiatives that we tell in this e-report.
this initiative contributes to the following main UN Sustainable Development Goals
DATA REFERENCE PERIOD
from 01/05/2022 to 30/04/2023
LAST ISSUE DATE
04/08/2023
IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL
the implementation level is defined after the assurance process following the achievement of the protocol’s minimum requirements and is reviewed annually
The company has mapped and assessed the raw materials used to manufacture its products and identified more sustainable alternatives protected by patent or otherwise attested, certified or validated as set out in the 4s Materials Library. The main certifications are displayed below.
The report highlights the purchases share calculated in volume, as well as the sustainable items share sold in the current year with recognized and verified positive sustainability attributes.
66%
percentage of sustainable materials sourced
INPUT
The input percentage indicates the proportion of raw materials with recognized sustainability attributes. The calculation is performed by mapping the purchases made during the year and highlighting the share-volume of the sustainable ones based on the positive attributes as defined in the 4s Materials Library.
BREAKDOWN OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF FIBRE
0%
percentage of incoming sustainable packaging
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
The sustainable packaging indicates the amount of primary or secondary packaging material for which the producer employed techniques and input factors that lead to an improvement in environmental performance.
66%
percentage of the volume of sustainable items sold
OUTPUT
The output percentage indicates the share-volume of the items in the designed and manufactured collection with recognized sustainability attributes, calculated in terms of the overall production.
elimination of toxic and harmful chemicals from production cycles in line with the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme
this initiative contributes to the following main UN Sustainable Development Goals
LAST REPORT ABSTRACT
ISSUE DATE 16/06/2023
download the report abstract with the main KPIs collected during the last on site assurance performed; if present, the abstract also includes the ZDHC Foundational or Progressive Level Certificate
IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL
the implementation level is defined after the assurance process following the achievement of the protocol’s minimum requirements and is reviewed annually
The company has adopted the ZDHC MRSL for eliminating toxic and harmful chemicals from its processes and the 4S PRSL for raw material control. It has also implemented all the ZDHC CMS TIG requirements on internal and external processes.
CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SCORE
57%
the percentage indicates the overall level reached through the implementation of 4s CHEM protocol requirements
ASSURANCE PROTOCOL
this initiative contributes to the following main UN Sustainable Development Goals
DATA REFERENCE PERIOD
from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021
LAST ISSUE DATE
12/04/2022
IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL
the implementation level is defined after the assurance process following the achievement of the protocol’s minimum requirements and is reviewed annually
The company has implemented a track & trace management system. If there are outsourced processes and raw materials purchases, the company has also involved its suppliers on sustainability performances data collection, implementing a rating system to push them towards continuous improvement.
ENGAGEMENTBY CATEGORY OF SUPPLIERS
SUPPLIERS INVOLVEDon chemical management issue
89%
percentage of suppliers involved in the implementation process on the total number of mapped suppliers
RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERSASSESSED
89%
percentage of suppliers whose data have been collected